General intelligence & reasoning
- In a certain code language, 'rain is good' is written as 'la ko pi', 'good crop yield' is written as 'pi tu re' and 'rain and crop' is written as 'ko re za'. What is the code for 'is'? Answer: A. la Answer: (A) la 'good' = pi (sentences 1 and 2), 'rain' = ko (1 and 3), 'crop' = re (2 and 3). The remaining code in sentence 1... 1
- In a certain code language, 'sun rises east' is written as 'mo fa ri', 'east wind blows' is written as 'ri ka zu' and 'wind and sun' is written as 'fa ka ne'. Which word is coded as 'zu'? Answer: A. blows Answer: (A) blows 'east' = ri (1 and 2), 'sun' = fa (1 and 3), 'wind' = ka (2 and 3). In 'east wind blows' the remaining co... 1
- Showing a photograph of a man, Neha said, "His mother is the only daughter of my father." How is the man related to Neha? Answer: B. Son Answer: (B) Son Neha is a daughter of her father, so 'the only daughter of my father' is Neha herself. The man's mother is Ne... 1
- A + B means A is the father of B; A − B means A is the wife of B; A × B means A is the brother of B; A ÷ B means A is the daughter of B. If P ÷ Q + R × S − T, how is P related to T? Answer: A. Sister-in-law Answer: (A) Sister-in-law P is Q's daughter; Q is R's father; R is S's brother, so S is also Q's child; S is T's wi... 1
- J is the brother of K. K is the daughter of L. L is the wife of M. N is the father of M. How is J related to N? Answer: D. Grandson Answer: (D) Grandson K is the daughter of L and M, and J is K's brother, so J is the son of M. N is M's father, so J is... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: All pens are books. Some books… Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows Pens lie inside books, and only some books are bags, so pens an... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: No cup is a plate. All plates a… Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows All plates are bowls and no plate is a cup, so the bowls that are... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: Some doctors are teachers. All… Answer: C. Both conclusions I and II follow Answer: (C) Both conclusions I and II follow The doctors who are teachers are writers, so I foll... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: All rivers are lakes. No lake i… Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows The seas that are ponds cannot be lakes (no lake is a pond), henc... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: Some apples are mangoes. Some m… Answer: D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows Answer: (D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows Apples and kiwis are linked only through 'som... 1
- If 'A + B' means A is the father of B, 'A × B' means A is the brother of B, and 'A − B' means A is the sister of B, then what does 'P × Q + R' mean? Answer: C. P is the uncle of R Answer: (C) P is the uncle of R P × Q: P is Q's brother. Q + R: Q is R's father. So P is the brother of R's f... 1
- Introducing a woman, Rahul said, "Her mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to Rahul? Answer: A. Niece Answer: (A) Niece The only daughter of Rahul's mother is Rahul's sister. The woman is his sister's daughter, i.e. his niece... 1
- How many times do the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock coincide between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on the same day? Answer: D. 11 Answer: (D) 11 The hands coincide every 720/11 = 655/11 minutes, i.e. 11 times in any 12 hours. At 6:00 they are opposite (not... 1
- The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949. On which day of the week did that date fall? Answer: B. Saturday Answer: (B) Saturday Odd days up to 1600 = 0; 1601–1900 (300 years) = 1; 1901–1948 (48 years, 12 leap years) = 48 + 12 =... 1
- In a certain code language, TABLE is written as ELBAT. How will CHAIR be written in that language? Answer: A. RIAHC Answer: (A) RIAHC The word is written in reverse order: TABLE → ELBAT. So CHAIR → RIAHC. 1
- In a certain code, ROSE is written as 6821, CHAIR as 73456 and PREACH as 961473. How will SEARCH be written in that code? Answer: B. 214673 Answer: (B) 214673 From the given words: R = 6, O = 8, S = 2, E = 1, C = 7, H = 3, A = 4, I = 5, P = 9. SEARCH = S E A R C... 1
- In a certain code language, 'pit na sa' means 'you are good', 'la na ho' means 'they are bad' and 'ho ka sa' means 'bad and good'. What is the code for 'you'? Answer: C. pit Answer: (C) pit 'are' is common to the first two sentences, so na = are. 'good' is common to the first and third, so sa = goo... 1
- Anil walks 10 m South, turns left and walks 15 m, turns left again and walks 10 m, and then turns right and walks 5 m. How far and in which direction is he from his starting point? Answer: C. 20 m East Answer: (C) 20 m East South 10 m; left from South is East, 15 m; left from East is North, 10 m (back to the starting li... 1
- One morning after sunrise, Sita stood facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to her right. Which direction was she facing? Answer: A. South Answer: (A) South In the morning the sun is in the East, so shadows fall towards the West. The shadow is on her right, so h... 1
- If '×' means '+', '+' means '÷', '−' means '×' and '÷' means '−', what is the value of24 + 6 × 5 − 3 ÷ 4 ? Answer: C. 15 Answer: (C) 15 Replace the signs: 24 ÷ 6 + 5 × 3 - 4 . = 4 + 15 - 4 = 15 . 1
- Select the number that will replace the question mark (?).(5, 4, 21), (6, 3, 19), (7, 5, ?) Answer: D. 36 Answer: (D) 36 Third number = product of the first two + 1: 5 × 4 + 1 = 21 , 6 × 3 + 1 = 19 . So 7 × 5 + 1 = 36 . 1
- In a row of 40 students, Meena is 15th from the left end. What is her position from the right end? Answer: D. 26th Answer: (D) 26th Position from right = total − position from left + 1 = 40 − 15 + 1 = 26th. 1
- Among A, B, C, D and E, A is taller than B but shorter than C. D is the tallest and E is the shortest. Who is the third tallest? Answer: C. A Answer: (C) A C > A > B, D is tallest and E is shortest: D > C > A > B > E. The third tallest is A. 1
- Read the statements and decide which conclusion(s) logically follow.Statements: Some flowers are red. All red things are beautiful.Conclusions: I. Some flowers are beautiful. II. All beautiful things are flowers. Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows The flowers that are red are also beautiful, so I follows. Nothin... 1